ZERBST AIRFIELD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002400290010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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___.REPORT NO.
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EVALUATION . ..._.,..... --.- PLACE OBTAINED
4. July to 3 August 1953
DATE OF CONTE'N .-___..... _.__ _._.._..-.
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DATE OBTAINFD_a
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DATE PREPARED...
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i REMARKS
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1. Between 9:45 a.m. and 1;15 p .r on 4 July, 28 individual take -offs :;
IG-158 and U -MG-158 ere observed at Zerbst airfield, Some of th planes
only circled the field half with extended landing gears and then Lauded
a pa in o There was no air activity between 1:30 p.m. and 3 P.M. on 29 July,
air activity, including individual take-offs, some of 'then in rapid
succession, and dives by swept-back jet fighters, were observed At noon
a biplane was seen aloft.
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u 3 About. 12:10 p.m. and at 3 p.n. on 3 August, no air ac.?tvlty was observeC at
the field. About noon, 8 3iG-15s and U'-1M:IG-15s were parked at the field?
To aircraft, were seen in the shrapn l--proof aircraft revetments at the ec
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of the field and in an open hangar. The radar set observe': t n June in the
woods southeast of triangulation point 77.9, about 1 km s ath of Kercnau
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proceeding to this installation. In the woods, an additional five empora: y
wooden buildings were seen. An M5 D/F station wa-, observed about 1,25
meters from tLe runway in its northeastern extension.
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25X1 A I? r___~omtent mm Zerbst, airfield was believed to be oec;.pied by tw
3 August indicate a decrease of the occupation. Other sources obs6 ved r:' a
shinents proceed=ing from Kindau, the railroad station of Zerbet airf if
to Juoterbog Altes Lager between 6 and 10 August o It is, therefore, pc q r' . ~-r
that part of the units from Zerbst airfield transferred to Jueterbog-l'.1* J9
Lager airfield where a fighter regiment of the division was tetioned
previously.
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CLASSIFICATION Sk)RE ,
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